Personally, I take these lyrics as going through life keeping up appearances. People have an image of "me" and instead of be true to who "I" am, "I" just go along in the cookie cutter world, allowing people to "dress me up" (make my decisions, choose how I should feel and act) and just pasting on a smile and relenting my own free will and true emotions to them. And as much as "I" hate it, "I" don't want to disappoint anyone so "I" keep everything else inside and "choose not to raise up my voice."
"I" am afraid to be who "I" really am and become a paper doll in the hands of those around "me".
...perhaps that not what is meant by the lyrics, but that's what I get from it!
Personally, I take these lyrics as going through life keeping up appearances. People have an image of "me" and instead of be true to who "I" am, "I" just go along in the cookie cutter world, allowing people to "dress me up" (make my decisions, choose how I should feel and act) and just pasting on a smile and relenting my own free will and true emotions to them. And as much as "I" hate it, "I" don't want to disappoint anyone so "I" keep everything else inside and "choose not to raise up my voice."
"I" am afraid to be who "I" really am and become a paper doll in the hands of those around "me".
...perhaps that not what is meant by the lyrics, but that's what I get from it!